Dog damages to penthouse get NHL player sued

Mar. 11, 2013
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St. Louis Blues' T.J. Oshie chases after a loose puck during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Edmonton Oilers Friday, March 1, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ORG XMIT: MOJR / Jeff Roberson, AP

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

by Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports

A lawsuit filed in St. Louis county court alleges that dogs belonging to St. Louis Blues center T.J. Oshie caused $12,000 damage to his penthouse apartment.

How does the plaintiff say the damage happened? Did the dogs invite over all the other dogs in the neighborhood while Oshie was on a road trip and had a raging party? Did their weekly poker game get out hand when a player was caught pawing chips out of the pot?

No, it's much more boring than that. The suit alleges that the dogs damaged the door frames on his rented St. Louis penthouse that provides views of the city's skyline. Buckingham Apartments is seeking more than $12,000 for damages and repairs.

It is claimed that Oshie "maintained two dogs which he customarily kept locked out onto the patio." The dogs "scratched and/or chewed on the custom screens, causing them to suffer irreparable damage necessitating the need for their replacement."

So the dogs were clawing to get inside after being locked on a penthouse patio? Can you blame them?